May 7th, 2015
This week-long thing wraps up today with two of the biggest sprites of this whole Avengers celebration and I hope they’re worth the wait.
All-new scratch-made sprites of the Incredible Hulk (classic) and Iron Man’s original Hulkbuster armor have been added to the Marvel custom sprites gallery and the GFX Generators.
5.) the Absorbing Man and Titania
4.) Black Widow, Black Widow, Wonder Man and Wonderman
3.) Nebula
2.) Iron Man Mk.1 and 2, Moonstone
1.) Ultron, Thor, Black Widow, Scarlet Witch, Wonder Man and many more
That wraps up this (almost) week-long Avengers celebration and I hope you comic fans enjoy the sprites, especially in the image generators. The whole Captain America and the Avengers beat ’em up cast is finally complete, though I know I’ll resprite some of those characters in the future. There will be more comic updates in the future, but it’s time for me to get back to the game-related content. In fact, you’ll see that in a small update this weekend. So soon? Yes. That soon.
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Tags: marvel comics, the Avengers
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May 6th, 2015
He’s a magically-transforming career criminal who never changes his pants. She’s a former 98-pound weakling turned super-strong brickhouse with an outfit that’ll poke your eyes out. TOGETHER, THEY MAKE CRIMES.
Custom Sprites – Absorbing Man and Titania were added to the Marvel custom sprite gallery
Mini-Logos – Absorbing Man and Titania’s logos from comic covers have been added were added to the Marvel mini-logo page along wiht Thor’s original logo.
As always, the new items were added to the GFX Generators.
Here’s the earlier updates from the 2015 Avengers Assemble updates:
4.) Black Widow, Black Widow, Wonder Man and Wonderman
3.) Nebula
2.) Iron Man Mk.1 and 2, Moonstone
1.) Ultron, Thor, Black Widow, Scarlet Witch, Wonder Man and many more
One last mini-update drops tomorrow!
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Tags: marvel comics, the Avengers
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May 5th, 2015
Marvel’s Black Widow and Wonder Man return and they’ve brought Capcom’s Black Widow along for back-up! Here for less altruistic reasons is the other Wonderman (made from my Superman Battle Hover sprite base), the one from the TV Funhouse cartoons (seen on SNL and it’s own beloved short-lived Comedy Central show) that are far from kid-friendly. I also fixed up the WCA-style Wonder Man sprite from before.
3.) Nebula
2.) Iron Man Mk.1 and 2, Moonstone
1.) Ultron, Thor, Scarlet Witch, Wonder Man and many more
Categories: ScrollBoss Updates, Site News, Updates by PrimeOp
Tags: marvel comics, Saturday Night Slam Masters series, TV Funhouse
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May 4th, 2015
Look, I know it’s May 4th (May the Fourth be with You and all that), but I’m in the middle of an Avengers-themed series of updates, so I’ll meet you half-way with a sprite (and mini-logo) for Nebula, the space pirate. That pose is based on her stance from Marvel Super Heroes: War of the Gems. I even made a mirrored version of her asymmetrical badness so she’ll look correct in both directions. As with the earlier updates, you’ll find her in the Marvel custom sprite gallery and the GFX Generators.
Previous Avengers Assemble 2015 updates:
2.) Iron Man Mk.1 and 2, Moonstone
1.) Ultron, Thor, Scarlet Witch, Wonder Man and many more
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Tags: marvel comics
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May 3rd, 2015
… is not gold, but most of this mini-update is!
Brand new sprites of Iron Man’s Mk. 1 and Mk. 2 armors and Moonstone (original outfit) have been added to the Marvel custom sprite gallery and the GFX Generators, where the Iron Man armors use the same palettes as the classic Capcom sprites (I added an all-iron palette for that Mk. 1 armor). Moonstone also got a mini-logo.
There will be a few more Avengers mini-updates this week because I spent most of yesterday drawing line work for sprites in this update a few you’ll see in future updates. I was at All-American Comics in Warren, Ohio during the Free Comic Book Day event and I was concentrating so hard that I didn’t notice the news cameras filming a piece about the event
You can see me at the :35 second mark wearing a gray hat and my Minus World Skull shirt. Now you know who the guy is who randomly pops up on the Shop index page. I didn’t realize they were right there until the filming was over and the cameraman was getting ready to leave. Always remember that the pixel mines struggle is real and the concentration of a Shaolin monk is needed to survive the rugged conditions. You’ll see more fruits of my in-store labor throughout this week!
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Tags: marvel comics, the Avengers
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May 1st, 2015
Avengers Assemble!
Captain America, Iron Man and Thor have been favorites of mine ever since I was a toddler watching a syndicated show that aired their old cartoons from the 1960s, so no one has to twist my arm to have an Avengers-themed update.
Marvel Comics: New scratch-made sprites of Ant-Man, the Black Widow, Thor, Ultron (80s), Scarlet Witch, Ms. Marvel (Danvers), the Red Skull, Wonder Man and the Wizard were added to the Marvel Custom Sprites gallery and the GFX Generators (Wizard is in the “Other Marvel villains” character slot there). The 16×16 font from Captain America and the Avengers (the one used in the big screenshot up there) was added to the 384×224 Variable group pic in the GFX Generators.
Wonder Man and the Wizard were the last sprites I needed to complete the cast of Data East’s “Captain America and the Avengers” beat ’em up cast. I even resprited the Red Skull to (hopefully) be better than that edit I made years ago. Don’t expect the tributes to that game to stop, because I’ll probably replace more of those characters’ sprites.
Mini-logos – Ultron and Wonder Man logos were added to the Marvel gallery.
Stay aware: there might be a small additional update this weekend.
Anyone in the mood for some 2-D avenging should check out the Avengers: United Battle Force game built on the OpenBoR engine. O Ilusionista crafted this mod with more Marvel goodness than you’d think was possible in a fan game.
I’ll be at setting up shop at All American Comics and Cards (Warren, OH) (directions here) this Saturday during Free Comic Book Day, so stop on by if you’re in the area! I’ll have prints for sale, including a few copies of that Horror pixel art pic, and I’ll probably be sketching line art for future sprites. I almost quit reading comics in the mid-90s for a bunch of reasons (more on that in a later update), but the All American Comics shop is a big reason why I hung in there. Give them a shot if you can make it to either the Warren or Boardman locations in Ohio!
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Tags: marvel comics, OpenBoR
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April 19th, 2015
I bought Anime Studio Debut 10 a little while ago and I’ve spent the past week messing around with short pixel art clips. I decided to throw a few of them together for an intro mock-up with some incomplete music from 2013 and a Blender-rendered animation I did years ago. The timing is janky in a lot of spots, but I was more interested in how it looks. I’ve got some weird ideas for 2015 and this is just a test.
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April 18th, 2015
Action Comics #1 was published on this date in 1938, so I finally made a few more Superman Battle Hover sprites. Today’s variations are Action Comics #1 Superman, Sunshine Superman and the Superman from the “Universe of Evil” episode of the Superfriends cartoon. Basically, anything to avoid making a sprite of the Sentry. They’re in the GFX Generators and the Battle Hover gallery.
VGJunk just turned five years old this week and celebrated with a review of Captain Commando. Check it out if you haven’t already and follow the VG Junk Tumblr for bonus fun.
Artist, video game appreciator, action flick connoisseur and all-around cool cat Rusty Shackles also celebrated the anniversary of being alive and I’ll use this opportunity to plug his website and the Insert Quarter Bin Tumblr filled with video game/comic book mash-up that are actually funny and awesome.
There’s a Flash Sale in the Playstation Store this weekend and you’ll find popular gems like Hotline Miami and Retro City Rampage there alongside two personal favorites of mine: Double Dragon Neon (by WayForward) and Anarchy Reigns (by Platinum Games). The PS3 version of DD Neon lacks online multiplayer, but that didn’t stop me from loving the hell out of playing it.
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Tags: dc comics
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March 27th, 2015
So you might have seen a shirt hanging up on the wall in that pixelart store on the shop page. That shirt is real as of now:
That’s the skull symbol offrom this site’s
Minus World section, though slightly modified. It’s being sold through TeePublic and will be $14 until Monday (when the price goes up to an amount I don’t know because I’ve never done this before). I’ve wanted that sign on a shirt (and I rarely like my own work), so I’ve already ordered mine.
Get yours here!
BTW: just in case you missed it, there was an update yesterday with TMNT and Double Dragon sprites.
Be sure to check out the ArcadeQuartermaster site today to see a new batch of Taito game shrines, including the whole Rastan saga and Jungle Hunt!
There’s a 10% off code for Playstation Network items, but the code expires this Monday (the 30th).
BTW: I know the main menu header isn’t working and will work on it tonight. Fixed.
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March 26th, 2015
TMNT: Leonardo and Michelangelo join their brothers in getting new sprites based on their 1989 arcade game fighting stances.
Technos: new scratch-made arcade/NES fighting stance sprites of Billy and Jimmy Lee arrive to face off against Jeff (a.k.a. the Lee Brother headswap enemy from the arcade game and Super Double Dragon) and Boss Willy.
Those new sprites have been added to the GFX Generators where the Lee Brothers and all four turtles have more extra palettes and an Ultra (NES) box was added to the GroupShot’s “Boxes, Flyer & Posters 160×192” set-up.
Side note: this update means that I’ve finally made sprites of the whole original Double Dragon cast.
The ScrollBoss Shop page has been updated with the game-related prints I’m also selling on my Illmosis site, including the new Horror vs. Horror (still trying to find a good name for that) select screen.
8×10 and 8×11 prints are $6 each, two for $10, and three for $15. I’ll have more pixel art prints in the near future, so keep an eye out for those!
The shop is (fictionally) run by Tina Fong, the newest fictional member of the ScrollBoss site team.
Tina’s had experience working in places where a rumble could happen at any moment, so she’ll fit in on this site. Of course, you never know when someone else will be behind the register…
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Tags: Double Dragon, tmnt
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